Words the Bible translates as costly
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- timiosτίμιοςof great worth: costly and highly valued when it is a thing, honored and esteemed when it is a person
- yaqarיָקָרprecious: worth a great deal, and so costly, rare, or highly prized.
- yaqarיָקַרto be worth a great deal: to count as valuable, whether treasured by someone who will not give it up or expensive because the price is high
+1 more meaning
- to make something scarce: to thin it out, or to hold it back so that it comes only rarely
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